Football-sized hairball found in dead Pench tigerA football-sized hairball was found inside the abdomen of a 10-year-old tiger that died of a mysterious viral infection inside Pench Tiger ...
06 Apr, 2020, 11.55 AM IST
Several Gir lions samples test positive for CDV indicating active disease transmission: ICMR-NIVSince September 12, as many as 23 lions have died in the sanctuary, at least 11 of them due to the CDV and Protozoa infections, according t...
09 Oct, 2018, 10.55 PM IST
Gir lions will not be relocated, situation under control: Gujarat CM RupaniGujarat CM Vijay Rupani said the government had involved world-class experts to tackle the situation and control the spread of the deadly v...
07 Oct, 2018, 10.39 PM IST
Gujarat lion deaths: Congress leader Ahmed Patel writes to PM ModiRajya Sabha MP from Gujarat said the death of Gir lions is a "manifestation of negligence" and "result of the state government's prolonged ...
06 Oct, 2018, 04.21 PM IST
2 more Gir lions die, pride under threatTwo more Gir lions died on Monday, taking the death toll in the deadly outbreak of canine distemper virus (CDV) and tick-borne babesiosis i...
03 Oct, 2018, 04.20 AM IST
10 more Gir lions die one by one in 10 days, total toll up to 21Four of the 11 lions that died between September 12 and September 16 were infected with canine distemper virus (CDV). This lethal virus spr...
02 Oct, 2018, 11.31 AM IST
Gir lions gifted to Etawah Wildlife Lion Safari Park die; Mulayam's dream project could be in question in next year’s electionsOf the 11that arrived in September 2014, four have died as have five cubs that were born of the original Gir pride. The ninth death was tha...
11 Jun, 2016, 02.40 AM IST
17,000 dogs in Corbett a big threat to its big catsThe thriving big cat population at the Jim Corbett National Park might be a show piece for successful conservation, but the famous wild lif...
01 Jan, 2016, 03.04 AM IST
Deadly virus pushing tigers towards extinctionAdding to the existing pressures of habitat loss, poaching and depletion of prey species, a new threat to tiger populations in the wild has...
08 Nov, 2014, 06.59 AM IST
New drug to combat measles developedVirus levels were significantly reduced when infected animals received the drug by mouth. The drug also prevented the animals from dying of...
17 Apr, 2014, 02.34 PM IST
- Virus alert sounded for national sanctuaries, parks
The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has, once again, issued a warning to the authorities of national parks and sanctuaries abo...
20 Jan, 2014, 05.01 AM IST
India scrambles to save tigers from deadly virusIndia is scrambling to protect its beleaguered tiger population after several big cats tested positive for a virus common among dogs but de...
14 Jan, 2014, 05.54 PM IST
- Dog virus killing tigers, red pandas and lions
Endangered tigers, red pandas and lions in the country are succumbing to infection caused by canine distemper virus, a disease common in do...
05 Jan, 2014, 05.31 AM IST
- Virus attack in Asiatic lions a hoax: Study
The result of examination of the presence of Canine Distemper Virus (CDR) or Pestes Des Petitis Ruminants Virus (PPVR) in Asiatic lion has ...
18 Oct, 2013, 02.27 PM IST
NTCA cautions states on dog disease affecting tigersThe NTCA has asked the forest officials to collect tissues of dead animals for pathological analysis. The field staff has been asked to che...
20 Jun, 2013, 01.05 PM IST
Vets to study virus turning tigers into maneatersBritain’s Wildlife Vets International (WVI) plans to study whether a virus common among Indian dogs was infecting tigers of the Sunderbans ...
12 Jun, 2013, 04.14 AM IST
- Deadly virus threatening Gir lions
A deadly virus that wiped out a significant number of wild lions in the African Serengeti in mid 1990s is now threatening Gir - home to Ind...
16 May, 2013, 04.48 AM IST